A step-by-step guide for converting a traditional Baptist church to a Calvinista (YRR) church
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“I’m not retiring. Moving into a strategic role of raising up leaders and training the next generation.” – Tim Keller
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The pastors are in charge and they don’t need no undertrained, goofus church member telling them what to do.
Continue readingOne hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do no constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always. A.W. Tozer Special thanks to Christianity Through the Centuries by Earle Cairns. All page numbers refer to this book. Rebellions, hierarchy issues, martyrdom, … Continue reading
"History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another." Max Beerbohm Link We are continuing in our Thursday series on church history and hope to make it relevant to current issues in the church. We are also in the midst of revamping our blog so this is a reminder that we post Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. … Continue reading
You will not hate any person, but some you will rebuke, some you will pray for, and some you will love as your own soul." Didache 2:7 Didache-enwikipedia We are continuing our Thursday series on various aspects of church history. Many Christians express a wish to return to the practices of the early church. However, many do … Continue reading
Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own. John Foxe Roman Colosseum link Dangerous Rumors Rome had developed an uneasy acceptance of the practice of Judaism. It was considered an ancient faith and its Scriptures were well … Continue reading
History is a story written by the finger of God –CS Lewis NASA satellite image of Israel Approximately 15 years ago, I was asked by my pastor to teach a course on the Reformation. He believed that teaching this course would help a number of church members who had a Catholic background to understand the divergence … Continue reading